"exculpation" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-exculpation.wav [US] Forms: exculpations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} exculpation (countable and uncountable, plural exculpations)
  1. The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime): ekskulpaatio (Finnish), दोषमुक्ति (doṣmukti) (Hindi), निर्दोषीकरण (nirdoṣīkraṇ) (Hindi), exculpação [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-exculpation-en-noun-4Rkp-SCS Disambiguation of 'the act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime': 98 2
  2. That which exculpates; an excuse. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-exculpation-en-noun-d5c40P1S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60

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